Painting Love

Spunky.

Most of my earliest memories involved my pony.

So it only seemed fitting to paint my sweet pony at the "Paint Your Pet Class."

Not surprisingly, I was the only one without a dog to paint...

Yep, I just like to march to my own beat.

Plus, I had already painting my Murphy, so of course I needed one of Spunky too. 

Or two, since they sketched out two different perspectives for me.  I purchased the second one so that I can paint it later for my mom.

A "Painting Your Pet" class couldn't be complete without a pet, especially an adorable pup.

And of course, it wouldn't be a fabulous class without loving dog humans, archiving their own pets. 

Looks great Vicki! 

I think he turned out well.

Of course, with the subject being one of my favorite animals,

I adore everything about this painting.

Thank you so much Vine Gogh for another amazing painting adventure.

I'll be back soon.

Vine Gogh

www.vinegogh.com

Painting My Pet

As soon as I saw pictures of the previous class, I knew that I had to sign up for the next one.
I had to paint a Murphy picture.
It was difficult to choose one picture, so I sent the teacher three...
I made her choose, and I think she made a good choice.

This is a silly photo, but definitely represents all of his unique personality and physical traits.
-goofy grin
-ex-large tongue
-sparkling eyes
and...
-HUGE fangs.



I was nervous...How do I capture all of those traits in a painting?
Thank goodness I had someone to help me, thanks Jenny, and my mom to encourage me.
Vine Gogh makes this process easier to handle.

Border Collies group together...the couple next to me had a pair of them.  It seemed appropriate to paint next to each other too.

Look who's on the other side...sweet Roy.

 

 My mom is intently working on Roy's background...solid raspberry for Roy

...Goofy circles for Murphy.

 He is starting to look less like a cartoon...

 

...and more like my sweet dog. Now I just need to add a few highlights to his fur, and with the help of our teacher Jenny, my painting looked like my Murphy.  He didn't even know what to think of it!  I think that he was looking for the dogs' tush, so that he could see if it was a real dog.

 I think it turned out pretty well...if I do say so myself.


If you're looking for a fun class and a way to capture the personality of your furry best friend, I would highly recommend this class. :0)

Vine Gogh
Vine Gogh Artist Bar & Studio
7956 SE 13th Ave Portland OR, 97202 -
PH: (971)266-8983
Email: vinegoghpdx@gmail.com

Vine Goghing

The Artists~ Kristi, Me, and Lindsay

My mom knew she was in trouble taking me to the store as a kid. Especially if there were art supplies. I would step through the doors, wide-eyed and hoping that my Mom would buy me something new. She always encouraged my creativity and let me dabble in art. Look at what you started Mom!  Thank you! :0)

Mom went to art class, so I wanted to paint too! When you were little, did you beg and beg your mom for the horse "paint by numbers" print? No, what about a unicorn? Dog? Cat? There...now you remember. I generally went for the horse or dog (shocker, huh?) When complete, I felt like a true artist...'cause artists ALWAYS follow numbers and paint ONLY the colors given, right?

Well, kind of...There is a way to reminisce, but in an adult way. 

~Vine Gogh~

Walking up and seeing their sign, I hoped that they could "Uncork" my inner little artist!

 The wine could help! :0)

The walls are pure inspiration to me...Wow! Can I do this?!

We chose our spot and hoped that the instructor can teach us to paint our "Swirly Tree."

Let the fun begin...

 Background...blending the circles of color...

Then, add the star of the painting...Swirly Tree!

Pretty cool huh?

 The class hard at "work" adding swirls and dots to their trees.

My finished tree...I LOVE IT!

I think the little artist in me is jumping up and down clapping her hands at this.  :0)

This class rocks! A little like "paint by numbers" with a grown up flair of wine and a dash of creativity. Plus, no one was so impassioned that they cut their ear off...whew! Of course, there's always next time...I just might go crazy! Nah...it's summer.

Cheers!